Tips, Tricks, and How Tos

Kate Colleran and I have had so much fun collaborating on these blog posts the last few months! In case you missed the posts - you can get to them here and here! We wanted to create a name for our collaboration and since we chat and drink our coffee, we thought it would be fun to call it Koffee Klatch with Kate and Kris! So we came up with a logo – here it is: And naturally, we had to have a Koffee kup block.  Very kute, I would say: This block is perfect for a mug rug! Here's...

Last month, I introduced one of my quilting buddies, Kate Colleran of Kate Colleran Designs. She likes to help quilters make quilts! Part of her philosophy on teaching has always been to share different ways to do things and let the quilter pick the way that works best for them! A while back, she and a fellow quilter, Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis started a blog series called Exploring the Basics which was all about providing information on the many different steps of making a quilt. They started at the beginning, chatting about choosing a project and picking a pattern, deciding on...

Have you ever run into those bulky seam intersections when making a bag? Then this post is for you! We’re diving into techniques that help you make a better bag – scroll down to link to other posts in our Building a Better Bag series! The ideas in this post can be applied to any bag that might have some bulky seams. We are using the Novel Approach pattern as an example; it’s a quilted tote – pretty basic, but pretty useful! Our tote features QT Fabric’s On Painted Wings panel combined with the Euphoria line. Love the bright and...

We all have quilting friends - I'd like you to meet one of mine! Kate Colleran of Kate Colleran Designs and I have been quilting pals for quite a while - I met her at Quilt Market in 2009 and we have been buddies since then.  We chat about our ideas, share our successes and yes, failures, and attend Quilt Market together. So, sit back, have a cup of tea, and let's chat! Kate, let's start at the beginning - what did you do before you were a pattern designer?  I went to college for nursing and I worked as...